Author: Harry Skelton

  • Harry Skelton: Roksana looks a million dollars ahead of Mares’ Hurdle

    Harry Skelton: Roksana looks a million dollars ahead of Mares’ Hurdle

    It was great to get a double at Hereford on Saturday – the horses are in really good form going into Cheltenham thankfully. Northofthewall has improved all season and is really going the right way. The second had some good bumper form and was well fancied, but it’s never easy to win with a double […]

  • Harry Skelton: Delighted to be riding Politologue in the Champion Chase

    Harry Skelton: Delighted to be riding Politologue in the Champion Chase

    We were all thrilled with Captain Chaos winning the Grimthorpe Chase at Doncaster last Saturday. He really deserved to have his day in the sun as he’s been knocking on the door without winning for some time. It was a special day for his owners Mike and Eileen Newbould who are from Yorkshire. Everything went […]

  • Harry Skelton: Hoping Bennys can be King at Newbury again

    Harry Skelton: Hoping Bennys can be King at Newbury again

    The weather continues to be horrific, I was riding out with my snorkel and goggles on Friday! There are no signs of the rain stopping but hopefully, it will soon and start to dry out a bit. It’s not affecting the horses, though. They all look really well and most of them have their summer […]

  • Harry Skelton: My favourite Cheltenham winners

    Harry Skelton: My favourite Cheltenham winners

    All Cheltenham races are special, especially the ones you win. There’s certainly no feeling quite like your first Cheltenham Festival winner though, and to get mine for both me and my brother Dan was even more special. Head over the website for a look at this year’s Cheltenham Festival markets and all our latest horse racing […]